Appeal No. 96-2243
Application 08/327,447
having ordinary skill in the art would have been led to the
claimed invention by the reasonable teachings or suggestions
found in the prior art, or by a reasonable inference to the
artisan contained in such teachings or suggestions. In re
Sernaker, 702 F.2d 989, 995, 217 USPQ 1, 6 (Fed. Cir. 1983).
"Additionally, when determining obviousness, the claimed
invention should be considered as a whole; there is no legally
recognizable 'heart' of the invention." Para-Ordnance Mfg. v.
SGS Importers Int’l, Inc., 73 F.3d 1085, 1087, 37 USPQ2d 1237,
1239 (Fed. Cir. 1995) (citing W. L. Gore & Assocs., Inc. v.
Garlock, Inc., 721 F.2d 1540, 1548, 220 USPQ 303, 309 (Fed.
Cir. 1983), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 851 (1984)).
With regard to the rejection of claims 19 through 27
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Kishida in
view of Fukuta, Appellants argue on page 6 of the brief that
Kishida and Fukuta fail to disclose
[T]he first level interconnect comprising the
printed circuit lies between the second level
interconnect and the semiconductor chip or chips and
the contacts on the printed circuit which are
connected to the chip bonding pads by the means for
electrical connection are located on the side of the
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